HC Deb 21 July 1982 vol 28 c200W
45. Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the number of sites of special scientific interest in danger of being damaged by agricultural practices.

Mr. Macfarlane

Very few instances of such damage have been reported to me and the provisions of section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 should ensure that they are kept to a minimum, throughout the 3,800 SSSI's.